Rural Surveyor

Carter Jonas LLP; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are hiring an ambitious newly qualified surveyor to join our rural division in Oxford. Our dedicated team of rural surveyors provide advice to landowners and farmers on unlocking the value of their assets, diversification, change of land use, estate management, leveraging Natural Capital and bio-diversity opportunities, rural planning along with valuing rural assets all over the UK.

This is a varied and interesting role requiring project and business management skills with hands-on delivery to provide management and consultancy services including valuation advice to clients, other professional advisors and stakeholders. Applicants will be RICS qualified. Clients are at the heart of what we do, so ensuring you develop and maintain strong relationships with our clients is essential, this includes attending client meetings and preparing communications and reports.

We offer a highly competitive salary package which includes a fantastic benefits package allowing you to choose those that suit your personal circumstances including car allowance, purchasing additional leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme and so on!

Main duties:

• Day to day professional advice to a mixed portfolio of management and consultancy clients.
• Supporting Partners deliver valuations of high value farms, estates, country houses and portfolios of properties throughout England.
• Being responsible and a first point of contact for a number of existing clients. Managing those clients to service existing and future professional needs. Consistently providing sound and reasoned advice.
• In addition to delivering valuations the portfolio of work will include the management of rural estates and property portfolios, providing strategic advice to farm and estate clients, drafting agreements, doing deals, generally dealing with a wide range of jobs centred around providing property advice to our clients.
• Working with the Partners to expand the team by identifying and developing viable fee earning opportunities.
• Working closely with other specialist teams including planning and development, valuation, energy and infrastructure, agency and natural capital to deliver and develop new fee opportunities from existing and new clients.
• Actively assist in the development and implementation of efficient, ‘best practice’ internal systems and processes optimising IT and other resources.
• Implement policy as required and ensure legal, professional, and corporate compliance on all work carried out.
• Assisting with pitch reporting and presentations.
• There is an opportunity for the right applicant to develop specialisms in rural planning, estate management or valuation, depending on their own skillsets and interests.

This job description is not exhaustive and the jobholder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the office.

What will it take to be successful?

We are looking for a forward thinking newly qualified surveyor with a can-do attitude. You will have the ability to manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work. You will ideally be part way or near completion of your APC, with a desire to grow in your career. You will also have experience within a rural practice gained through work experience or placements. It is essential that you have or are working towards gaining a full UK driving license. We are open to applicants from experienced graduates or newly qualified chartered surveyors looking for the next steps in their career.